Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-30

to sell it to the fools who had money. That
was the rule The tides set in and for years
and years there has been a rush TO that place.
It mas grown from four 10 forty thousand IN
population. ana real estate 10 now at fabulous
prices. But at the time 1 was able to invest
1t seemed to me that the only desirable thing
IN the world was TO be cattle king.
JOINED THE COWBOYS THRONG.
saw no earthly reason why ! could not be
one. II was position that had been reached
by some mighty common people within my
own knowtedSe. And having attained king
snip on the ranges, many girtuous men dld
obelsunce to those lucky clods. NY
perence in the mines suggested that the
next time ! invested money it would be at
least prudent to learn something OF tine Ousl-
ness before hand. An enlistment as cowboy
IN the employ of one who afterward became
king IN due course was the next venture.
four months service as a Centaur finished nv
COW education. A pony, three ponies so rs TO
shiJ, Two navy SKIES CURT, squire, sllckef,
ana Mexican hat were the prominent lea
lures Of my make up.
Four months service and wide eXper
epce Tor that length of time, introduced me
TO most of the novelties and most of the dam
gers of the COwpath. An Indlaa fight in
which lost horse and had a close call for
life, came IN as part OF the actual fun. BY
this time the period OF enlistment was almost
out; the boss valnly urged me to become
partner in the herd. There was fortune in
II. Only time, few years, was all that was
Being unwilling to give the few wears at that
time OF life, and endure the tolls and dangers
OF the cowman's life, the trail was abandonet
with all Its promises. and with all the bright
prospects that clustered round it ] sought
the peace and safety OF the settlements.
Ten years from that time The boss, Mr..
Jones, who, during my service with BIN, was
worth about as much as was. took rank AS
Io"d OF the range, and was sized up ut hall
million. To-day he is not worth naif a thOus-
and. Reckless speculation and hostile laws
| puls a II pa mt mr. ira al
amongst the cattlemen, ruin almost equal
to desolation has swept over the ranges. a
legislative pirate deserves death as richly as
one VINO roams the high seas: anu more so,
because one has IN even chance with the lat
ter When the COW men were prospecting
regret would sometimes come over me that
had not stayed Oh the range. The klngshlp for
which had SO often lusted aforetIme would
certainly have been attained.
QUITTING THE TRAIL.
After quitting the trail, and deliberately
retlrlng TO the haunt5 Of civilization, a few
month"; rest found mo figuring a cotton
buyer in one OF The southern equities. A life
upe acquaintance with our favorite staple
induced me to believe that fortune might
earily be made in seasons WORK. Hard,
close work, great risk, the handling OF thou
lands of bales. failed to bring the expected
reward. Strange 10 say, when the whole
thing was figured up at the end of the time. !
had actually made a dollar a day exactly
clear of ali expenses.
About this time there was a great stir
amongst the land men of the State. Land
agents were making their big piles on every
hand. Lands we're advancing in value. i'm
migration was heavy, and it seemed to Ue the
easiest thing in the world to get control Of
lands from the owners. There we're lots of
bad titles, and the matter Of clearing titles
was highly remnneratlye. Securing an Office
AT tins place. 1t seemed that great business
might be done. The lands were as fine as any
In the world, population WIS sparse and i'm
m grafton was pouring in on every train.
lhere seemed 10 he nothing between me and
fortune. Bat there was. Unfortunately, /
dld make some pretensiOns to common hon
esty. And at that time. | after
ward found out, no honest land man
made dollar. A few years more
amt there hegira Of land sharks
from thi- state; they also made great rush
on the penitentiary. They actually broke the
doors of that institution, got in ana many of
them are there vet A year after my COM
mencement as a land agent and Spectator, l
"as worth lees than thousand dollars. Was
dead broke. But waR able to stay at home
No charge of crOObeInvss was brought by any
one against me. Odinariiy. This would be
nothing to speak Of, but the rJsra,Ity preva-
lent at that period. made it highly credltable
for man 10 pass muster, free from the talnt
OF forgcrles. frauds and bogus MT g.
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g. 1n FIRST l9.o lliyu 7G- e., rttsl.t OBS:
Ga. 10 Y Npas j-e HrJ-er Luiu4. H6rIu- ,IeA 90
10 = -Cisl' .ig IL .r tUDC Cf general rI1rn.a-
lion, prcseLlo& 'ogsolt tC tie Dlsl4I.J Cout.
tLs3 COtltT ~ ~. l., 1915, IL lll sd yer.
TIE lIcSnsc was granted. . - BAtnrlc went
70 the breeze Is attorney A1o counsellor at
law. \ hner sssOrt In cut OF ignorance Of all
matters pertaining 60 law was never pre-
-ented 10 the public. IN six months was
making Il far living; IN TWO years u good
practice rad come t. me. There has been
gradual increase during al! the years. 1t s
not too much to oay tina we our irm} do the
largest business IL the county. N share OF the
POI averages from three or four thousand
upnually. Ne have the best furn Ished ana
cquipped legal establishment nyWhcrQ out
side Of the cities. Among~t my other aGqu-
sitions are a good wife ana a splendid $-year-
Old boy. ii is not too much 10 say that we
a.e laIrly provided for he to the ne :essaries
and some Of the IuNurie- OF life.
! have given yoa u sort 0i running sketch
of my doIngs ana mlrdolnEs 1t Is pretty
nura Of the same character ~ the cNUerIcncCs
OF most youngsters who come West TO grow
~ With the country. l have made lots of
mistakes in business, but have alwaya paid
loI them. trust you have not become
wraricd al his rather long recital, and that
you VIII write again.